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If you can stifle the urge to laugh at its pastel unisex costumes and futuristic shopping-mall décor, this extravagant science fiction film from 1976 is still visually fascinating and provocatively entertaining. Set in the year 2274, when ecological disaster has driven civilization to the protection of domed cities, the story revolves around a society that holds a ceremonial death ritual for all citizens who reach the age of 30. In a diseaseless city where free sex is encouraged and old age is virtually unknown, Logan (Michael York) is a "sandman," one who enforces this radical method of population control (but he's about to turn 30 and he doesn't want to die). Escaping from the domed city via a network of underground passages, Logan is joined by another "runner" named Jessica (Jenny Agutter), while his former sandman partner (Richard Jordan) is determined to terminate Logan's rebellion. Using a variety of splendid matte paintings and miniatures, Logan's Run earned a special Oscar for visual effects (images of a long-abandoned Washington, D.C., are particularly impressive), and in addition to fine performances by Jordan and Peter Ustinov, the film features '70s poster babe Farrah Fawcett in a cheesy supporting role. Jerry Goldsmith's semi-electronic score is still one of the prolific composer's best, and Logan's Run remains an interesting example of '70s sci-fi that preceded Star Wars by less than a year. --Jeff Shannon


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Recently watched it. I think I had added this to my queue back when I was watching that Life After People show on The History Channel. Weird movie. I thought it was interesting for the first half, but once he got out into open land it really started to drag.

I liked their method for generating electricity (the tides).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/

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KidPhoenix

This is one of my altime favorite sci-fi movies as a kid. It really bugged me out to kill everyone at 30. I think in the book its even younger like 21.

Gaddabout

It doesn't really make sense if you weren't familiar with 60s counter culture and the celebrated Generation Gap.

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Heucrazy

This is one of my favorite movies.

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SuperSpck

I can't find it anywhere too see it.

PortlandCardFan

Okay, to only have on year to drink legally is just wrong!!! Plus they are screwing women out of their sexual prime!!!

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Yeah, they can't do that...that's MY job

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KloD

I had to get this on DVD a few years back, still one of my fav old school scifi flicks.

mojorizen7

Good sci-fi.
I actually saw this movie in a tiny movie theatre somewhere in phx.

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wallyburger

Logan's Run and Soylent Green. Back to back. Maybe throw in Omega Man for a marathon.

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Yuma

Saw this in a movie theater as a kid. When the gal took off her clothes in the canning cave, cheers went up in the movie theater!

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anyone remember the short-lived television show? i loved this movie.

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Yuma

Yeah. No nudity in the TV show killed it for me!

What was the movie or TV series where they traveled by high speed bullet trains and the elites that ran the future were blond Aryan types with extra arms?

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jefftheshark

I recently had a picture taken of me and Jenny Agutter of Logan's Run fame.



This isn't the best picture of me, however. Personally, I think from this angle it makes me look like a sardine.

JTS

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